The forgotten railway siding of Deelfontein in the arid Karoo marks the place where thousands of men were once stationed and hospitalised during the Anglo Boer War 1899-1900.
If you look at a South African map, you find De Aar and then Hutchinson further down the page. Follow the railway line between the two towns and you will find Deelfontein. After the disastrous opening campaign against the forces of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, the British Military Authority realised that more troops would be required so as to be able to advance towards Bloemfontein and Pretoria.
The British losses at Stormberg Junction, Magersfontein, Colenso and Spion Kop made the British Military realise that they were up against a highly motivated Commando system, which could
